# Multi-statement scripts in elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-statement-scripts-in-elasticsearch/151448>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 8, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-statement-scripts-in-elasticsearch/151448 "2018-10-08T12:21:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nikesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nikesh/32/86579_2.png) [@Nikesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikesh)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-statement-scripts-in-elasticsearch/151448/1 "2018-10-08T12:21:05Z")

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Hi all,  
I have indexed a document  
PUT test/\_doc/1  
{  
"counter" : 1,  
"tags" : ["red"]  
}  
I am using script to update my content of the documents  
POST test/\_doc/1/\_update  
{  
"script" : {  
"source": "ctx.\_source.tags.add(params.tag)",  
"lang": "painless",  
"params" : {  
"tag" : "blue"  
}  
}  
}  
POST test/\_doc/1/\_update  
{  
"script" : "ctx.\_source.new\_field = 'value\_of\_new\_field'"  
}  
This two scripts are working fine individually, I want to use these two script statements in a single "\_update" API. Is it possible to do this?

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**Author:** ![rjernst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rjernst/32/6363_2.png) [@rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rjernst)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-statement-scripts-in-elasticsearch/151448/2 "2018-10-14T22:15:08Z")

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You can write multiple statements in painless scripts by separating the lines with semicolon (`;`).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-statement-scripts-in-elasticsearch/151448/3 "2018-11-11T22:23:51Z")

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